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On Sunday, December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, a United States military
base in Hawaii, was attacked by Japanese air forces. This surprise
attack led to the United States' involvement in World War II.

There was already a war going on in Europe. Germany was invading
many countries in an attempt to take over as much of the world
as it could. Italy and Japan had similar goals. Together with
Germany they became known as the Axis powers. The United
States, Great Britain, China, and the Soviet Union, who wanted
to stop these invading forces, were known as the Allied
powers or Allies.

World War II had a great impact on the State of Nebraska and
her citizens.